The GBLS Housing Unit staff are also the leading legal specialists in the State of Massachusetts in assisting battered women to gain access to and retain subsidized housing. The Unit focuses on the specific barriers faced by battered women in gaining such access to and retaining affordable housing resources. The Unit has counseled and advised numerous individuals and agencies city-wide. Our Housing and Family Law Unit staff, as well as our Welfare & Employment and Immigration units have been working jointly to bring about legal solutions to the problems faced by women and children who have been victimized by domestic violence. Through projects based in battered women’s shelters, as well as systemic policy advocacy to prioritize battered women in public housing, GBLS advocates have been an essential resource to enable battered women to access housing, and begin the process of rebuilding their lives.